Hi all,
Sorry, a newbie here looking for some advice on a long-standing WiFi issue that I need to finally tackle! This looks a good, busy forum, so hoping this is the place to resolve things!
We have Sky Broadband and when using wired connections from the router, everything is fine. Good speeds, next to no downtime, no problems. However, the WiFi has never been good.
While the laptop may connect occasionally, newer devices such as tablets, iphones, kindle, etc just do not. As the router was very old, I upgraded last month to the latest Sky Broadband Hub thinking this would do the trick.
This has not helped at all, and on the few occasions we get the kindle to connect, the signal is poor and it takes hours (literally) to download a single app.
I have tried using different channels (no neighboring channels as at the back of a cul-de-sac with elderly neighbors!) and also using each of the security settings types. When we had the old router (netgear), turning all security off would sometimes do the trick, but that doesn't even work with the new Hub.
To further confuse me, a few months back I extended the network to the shed by running an ethernet cable from the main router to another router I bought off ebay. This all works perfectly, including outstanding wifi when in the garden from this router.
Have I just been unlucky with two dodgy routers in the house, or is there a more technical explanation? Any help much appreciated!
Cheers
Sorry, a newbie here looking for some advice on a long-standing WiFi issue that I need to finally tackle! This looks a good, busy forum, so hoping this is the place to resolve things!
We have Sky Broadband and when using wired connections from the router, everything is fine. Good speeds, next to no downtime, no problems. However, the WiFi has never been good.
While the laptop may connect occasionally, newer devices such as tablets, iphones, kindle, etc just do not. As the router was very old, I upgraded last month to the latest Sky Broadband Hub thinking this would do the trick.
This has not helped at all, and on the few occasions we get the kindle to connect, the signal is poor and it takes hours (literally) to download a single app.
I have tried using different channels (no neighboring channels as at the back of a cul-de-sac with elderly neighbors!) and also using each of the security settings types. When we had the old router (netgear), turning all security off would sometimes do the trick, but that doesn't even work with the new Hub.
To further confuse me, a few months back I extended the network to the shed by running an ethernet cable from the main router to another router I bought off ebay. This all works perfectly, including outstanding wifi when in the garden from this router.
Have I just been unlucky with two dodgy routers in the house, or is there a more technical explanation? Any help much appreciated!
Cheers